Kenny Rogers Biography
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Kenneth Donald Rogers (born
August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music
singer, photographer, producer and actor.
His career began in the
mid-1950s, when he recorded a number with a doo-wop group. Many years of
slow-selling records and playing clubs followed for Rogers, until the
formation of The First Edition in 1967 (later renamed "Kenny Rogers and
The First Edition). They chalked up a string of hits on both the pop and
country charts, including "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town", "Reuben
James" and "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was
In)." The group split, and Rogers launched his solo career in 1976.
Rogers continued to be successful performing for both pop and country
audiences; to date, he has charted more than 60 hit singles (including
upwards of 20 #1's) and no fewer than 40 hit albums.
Like many other successful
singers, such as Elvis Presley, he also had success as an actor. His
1982 movie "Six Pack" (in which he played a race-car driver) took more
than $20 million at the US box office, while made-for-TV movies such as
"The Gambler," "Christmas In America" and "Coward of the County" (based
on hit songs of his) topped ratings lists. As an entrepreneur he
collaborated with a developer of Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1991 to start
up the restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters.
His success is worldwide.
For example, he has played many well-attended concerts in Europe and the
Far East, where he has charted numerous singles and albums from the
1970s through to the present day. His 1985 greatest-hits package, "The
Kenny Rogers Story," reached #1 on the British country chart -- and four
years later (in 1989), was still at #2. He also charted internationally
during that time with a series of studio albums.
He has been married five
times. His fourth wife was the actress Marianne Gordon Rogers. His
current wife is the former Wanda Miller. He has a daughter and four
sons.
In the 21st century, he had
a #1 country hit with "Buy Me A Rose" and released the critically
acclaimed album "Back To The Well."
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